The pandemic has kicked off an uninterrupted spike in telehealth utilization for mental health services and increased spending for those services. Such spending may inspire commercial health plans to cut back on the historically generous and flexible approach to telehealth rolled out to compensate for the lack of access due to the coronavirus pandemic. A […]
Indiana’s state government plans to impose steep cuts to Medicaid rates for some autism therapy services. The move is out of step with present rate trends but may be a harbinger for other cuts as payers nationwide seek to bring growing autism therapy spending to heel. In Indiana alone, Medicaid spending on autism therapy services […]
The majority of large employers report seeing the impact of increased mental health issues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s according to the Business Group on Health’s 2024 Large Employer Healthcare Strategy Survey, which included responses from 152 employers representing 19 million covered lives. Seventy-seven percent of employers said that they are seeing […]
Digital substance use disorder platform Kyros has raised another $10.5 million in funding, public records reveal. This new infusion of capital brings the company’s total raise to roughly $17.3 million. Founded in 2021, the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based startup provides a marketplace to help patients with SUD find a network of treatment providers. The company also works […]
Telehealth has become one of the most popular ways for patients to access behavioral health care in the country, but it could lead to a more fragmented patient journey. That’s according to new research by Trilliant Health, which used its national payer claims database to find the percentage of patients who used virtual health and […]
Samir Malik, the CEO of firsthand, and Marie Hannah, a recovery peer for the company based in Nashville, know that those in the greatest need of behavioral health treatment are often the hardest to reach. The New York City-based startup uses a field-work-heavy approach to peer support work as part of a value-based care partnership […]
Corbin Petro, founder and CEO of hybrid substance use disorder (SUD) provider Eleanor Health, announced her plans to resign. She said she intends to remain on the company’s board and take a more strategic role in the future. “As I look at where I can be most valuable to Eleanor during this next phase of […]
Autism therapy provider Acorn Health has announced Richard Hallworth as the Coral Gables, Florida-based company’s new president and CEO. He succeeds founding CEO Vicki Kroviak and takes over the role after Janet Widmann stepped in on an interim basis on Dec. 8. Kroviak stepped down from the CEO position. Acorn Health’s chief operating officer resigned […]
Online autism testing could give patients and caregivers more options for neuropsychological testing and help unclog the current diagnostic backlog. There is a severe shortage of clinicians qualified and trained to perform diagnostics for autism or other neurodiversities. This creates a systematic bottleneck for those needing behavioral health services, delaying their care and potentially worsening […]
OneFifteen is moving from a management service organization to a full substance use disorder (SUD) provider, parting ways with its former operating partner, Samaritan Behavioral Health. The decision marks a new chapter for one of the more interesting companies in the SUD space. “We set up OneFifteen as a management services organization and partnered with […]
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